Haringey Council has corrected errors in the names of contractors appointed for major housing works valued at over £18 million. The amendments, approved by Councillor Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, ensure accuracy in council records for projects at Stellar House and Kenneth Robbins House.
These corrections were deemed necessary to prevent significant delays to the housing programmes. Legal Services advised that without the approval of these corrections, the Council would be unable to enter into the formal contracts. The amendments were ratified during a Cabinet Member Signing meeting held on January 5, 2026, as detailed in the Public reports pack.
At Stellar House, the housing works include structural repairs to all elevations, replacement of flat entrance doors, fire doors to communal stairwells, emergency lighting, replacement of windows to dwellings and communal areas, replacement of soil and vent pipes, renewal of lateral mains and other external and communal building fabric repairs and redecorations to include the application of fire rated coatings to all previously painted elements.
The contractor's name was previously recorded as Equans
but has now been officially amended to its full legal name, Equans Regeneration Limited.
This correction, which does not alter the original decisions, scope, or the contract's value of £8,011,626.90, ensures alignment with the contract award letter dated 31 December 2024. This specific correction can be found in the Cabinet Member Signing - Stellar House - Correction to Contractor Name v2 document.
Similarly, for works at Kenneth Robbins House, the housing works include the replacement of flat entrance doors, fire doors to communal stairwells, emergency lighting, replacement of windows to dwellings and communal areas, replacement of soil and vent pipes, renewal of lateral mains and other external and communal building fabric repairs and redecorations to include the application of fire rated coatings to all previously painted elements.
The contractor's name has been corrected from United Living
to United Living (South) Limited.
This change, also reflecting the contract award letter of 31 December 2024, maintains the contract's value of £10,164,213.00 and its 150-week duration. The Cabinet Member Signing - Kenneth Robbins Hse - Correction to Contractor Name document details this amendment.
The total value of the housing works at both Stellar House and Kenneth Robbins House combined is £18,175,839.90.
The reason for the initial discrepancy in contractor names, where Equans
and United Living
were used instead of their full legal names, is referred to as an error that required correction to ensure Council records were accurate and reflected the contractor’s full legal name.
The specific reasons for this initial error are not explicitly stated in the meeting information.
The Decisions document from the Cabinet Member Signing meeting provides further details on these ratified amendments.